Introduction SimoREC1 a COBOL Record Layout and Content Conversion Utility Program is currently available as a Controlled Release Option CRO and is an addon to. Mainframe Migration. COBOL to Java Whitepaper Contents CONTENTS. IdDivA.gif' alt='Cobol Nested Program Example' title='Cobol Nested Program Example' />COBOL Data Structures and Record Layouts for Data File Conversion. Simo. REC1. COBOL Copy File Analysis Table of Contents v 1. Introduction Program Objectives Program Input and Output Example, a Simple COBOL Copy File Example, a Challenging COBOL Copy File Requirements Installation Quick Start, How to Create HTML Documents Record Structures Callable Conversion Routine File IO Programs IO Program, Ordered or Sequential Load IO Program, Random Add or Update Installation Verification Procedure Generate HTML Documentation IBM Format, Simple Example Micro Focus Various Numeric Formats IBM Format, a Typical Record Structure Generate, EBCDIC to ASCII Convert Callable Convert Routine Convert Routine File IO Program Convert Routine, File IO Program HTML Technical Details Create an ASCIIText File Create HTML, System Description The Generated HTML Document Create a Callable Convert Routine The COBOL Copy File Source Code The Convert Routine Source Code Create a File Convert Package The ControlConfiguration File Integrate with Micro Focus IDE Considerations and Limitations Numeric Fields Signed Zoned Decimal, Numeric Fields Packed Numeric Fields Functional Limitations Frequently Asked Questions System Overview Summary Software Agreement and Disclaimer Downloads and Links Current Server or Internet Access Internet Access Required Glossary of Terms Comments or Feedback Company Overview. Simo. REC1 a COBOL Record Layout and Content Conversion Utility Program is currently available as a Controlled Release Option CRO and is an add on to the Simo. ZAPS Utility program. Cobol Nested Program Example' title='Cobol Nested Program Example' />CROs provide a process for Simo. Time to deliver technology that is used by our consultants in the field but has not been productized. A CRO has been field tested through actual use for a minimum of six months and is subjected to a suite of regression tests prior to release. Simo. Times intent is to productize this CRO and make it generally available with appropriate documentation. Simo. Time reserves the right to change a CRO during the productizing process. This may require a user to make changes pertaining to the CRO usage and interfaces. The Simo. Time Record Layout and Content Conversion Utility Program Simo. REC1 reads a COBOL Copy File and produces various outputs for reference material, documentation and data file conversion. For reference or documentation purposes Simo. REC1 creates an ASCIIText file and an HTML document from a COBOL copy file. The utility provides the length of a field and the position of the start of the field within a record. Cobol Nested Program Example' title='Cobol Nested Program Example' />Also, the actual physical length for group items, packed fields, binary fields and tables will be calculated. This information is provided by the Simo. Time Record Layout utility program within a text file and an HTML document. Once this information has been calculated Simo. REC1 has the capability of creating the source code for a callable COBOL program that will do the conversion between EBCDIC and ASCII at the field level. The Simo. REC1 utility used in conjunction with the Simo. ZAPS utility has the capability of generating a set of programs that will read a file containing EBCDIC encoding and write a new file containing ASCII encoding. The numeric encoding used by the IBM Mainframe or Micro Focus is maintained. Some of the information about a record structure may be found by compiling a program that references the copy file and then analyzing the listing. For example, with Micro Focus COBOL using the DATAMAP option will produce a listing file with useful information about the fields in working storage. For more information about this program or if you have any questions, suggestions or comments please call or send an e mail to helpdesksimotime. We have made a significant effort to ensure the documents and software technologies are correct and accurate. We reserve the right to make changes without notice at any time. The function delivered in this version is based upon the enhancement requests from a specific group of users. The intent is to provide changes as the need arises and in a timeframe that is dependent upon the availability of resources. Copyright 1. 98. Simo. Time Technologies and Services. All Rights Reserved. Simo. REC1 will scan a COBOL copy file and produce the following information. Show an example of Scanning a COBOL copy file and determining the actual Data Structure. Show an example of scanning a COBOL copy file and determining the Record Length. Calculate Field Sizes based on number of possible digits and position with a record. Show the logical size and physical size of packed and binary fields. For BINARY fields provide a run time option to calculate the physical size based on IBM or Micro Focus. Generate field sizes for Group items. Show the REDEFINES field definitions. Create HTML documentation from the COBOL copy file information. Create a COBOL callable routine that converts between EBCDIC and ASCII at the field level. Integrate the COBOL Copy File Analysis Function into Micro Focus Mainframe Express or Net Express as a tool bar item. Program Objectives for Simo. REC1. The following shows a couple of examples of using COBOL copy files as input and producing HTML documents as output. Mac Os X Leopard 10 5 105 1 Fm. The following VKSDREC1. COBOL copy file. Without a utility program the length of VKSD NAME must be manually calculated. The VKSD CREDIT LIMIT field is nine 9 digits and has a logical field length of nine 9 bytes. However, the use of the COMP 3 will make it a packed field and the physical length will be five 5 bytes. The following HTML document quickly provides this information. VKSDREC1. CPY a COBOL Copy File. Copy File for the VSAM Data Set used for the Demo programs. Copyright C 1. 98. Simo. Time Technologies All Rights Reserved Provided by Simo. Time Technologies Our e mail address is helpdesksimotime. Also, visit our Web Site at http www. VKSD RECORD. 0. 5 VKSD KEY PIC X6. FILLER PIC X. VSAM LAST NAME PIC X1. VSAM FIRST NAME PIC X1. VSAM STREET ADDRESS PIC X2. VSAM CITY PIC X1. VSAM STATE PIC X3. VSAM POSTAL CODE PIC X6. VKSDREC1 End of Copy File VKSDREC1 The following is a simple example of the HTML documentation created from the preceding COBOL copy file. The physical length for the BINARY or COMP fields is calculated based on the format for an IBM Mainframe Level. FieldRedefines Name. Directive for Binary is IBMCOMP Field Type. Relative. Position. Whole. Numbers. Decimal. Positions. Logical. Size. Physical. Size. Bullet Drop Chart Pdf: Software Free Download. Table. Cell Size. Table. Minimum. Table. Maximum. Redefine. Depth. 01. VKSD RECORDGroup Item 1 0 0 0 5. VKSD KEYAlphameric 1 0 0 1. VKSD NAMEGroup Item 1. VKSD LAST NAMEAlphameric 1. VKSD FIRST NAMEAlphameric 4. VKSD ADDRESS 1. Alphameric 5. VKSD ADDRESS 2. Alphameric 1. VKSD CITYAlphameric 1. VKSD STATEAlphameric 1. VKSD POSTAL CODEAlphameric 1. VKSD CREDIT LIMITNumericSigned PACKED 2. VKSD FILLERAlphameric 2. Level. FieldRedefines Name. Directive for Binary is IBMCOMP Field Type. Relative. Position. Whole. Numbers. Decimal. Positions. Logical. Size. Physical. Size. Table. Cell Size. Table. Minimum. Table. Maximum. Redefine. Depth. The following TEST0. COBOL copy file. The length of KSE0. REC must be manually calculated and this can be a bit more challenging than the previous example. The length of P TABLE 0. S 1. 0E appears to be nine 9 bytes.